Lucas to Distance Himself from Lucasfilm (Again?)

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Is George really done this time?

By Max Nicholson

We've heard that line before, right? Following his latest big-budget feature Red Tails, Star Wars mastermind George Lucas is once again proclaiming his eventual retirement from Lucasfilm as he plans to transition back into making small, experimental films in the vein of THX 1138.

"I’m moving away from the company, I’m moving away from all my businesses, I’m finishing all my obligations and I’m going to retire to my garage with my saw and hammer and build hobby movies," Lucas said in a recent interview with Empire. "I’ve always wanted to make movies that were more experimental in nature, and not have to worry about them showing in movie theaters."

While this is no doubt a lovely sentiment, one can only hope that he actually means it this time. The director has been known to make statements like this in the past, but what do you think? Is Lucas really done for good -- like, done done? Or does the old man still have an Indy 5 left in him? Sound off in the comments below!

Scrub to around the three-minute mark to hear Lucas' producer Rick McCallum talk about the filmmaker's "critical juncture" in his life.

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